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This is the moment pro-Palestine protesters smash through the glass windows and doors of one of Barclays' biggest officers in Manchester before covering it in red paint.
Police officers in Greater Manchester have launched an investigation after the building, which is also home to BNY Mellon bank, was targeted by campaigners from Palestine Action.
Video footage shared by the group on social media showed five masked individuals, all in black, taking metal tools to the glass doors and shattering. Another person is seen spraying the entrance to the red building in red and white paint.
Protesters targeted the building accusing both Barclays and BNY Mellon of 'investing in Israel's largest weapons firm, Elbit Systems'.
Elbit Systems UK previously said, however, that it provides equipment to the British Army and that any direct links with Israel were 'grossly misleading'.
Palestine Action protesters were seen smashing into Barclays and BNY Mellon offices in Manchester last night
Another person is seen spraying the entrance to the red building in red and white paint
The incident targeting the offices on 3 Hardman Street appears to have taken place in the middle of the night, with the loud noises from the protesters crashing into the building echoing through the quiet street.
Owning up to the vandalism, Palestine Action said this morning: 'The
